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Decoy: The Pilot Episode

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Casey Jones (Beverly Garland) is called in to befriend a young woman when police suspect that her boyfriend is behind a strangulation.


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Keywords: Decoy; Classic TV; Beverly Garland; policewoman

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Reviewer: richgoup - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - December 28, 2011
Subject: Stranglehold (Decoy).
Season 1, episode 1.
Original air date: 14 October 1957.
Casey moves into a seedy rooming house to try to befriend a woman whhose former boyfriend was a suspect in a jewel robbery.
Cast: Beverly Garland (Casey Jones), Joanne Linville (Molly), Bruce Gordon (Police Lt. `Andy` Andrews), Arch Johnson (Detective Sam Donovan), Betty Garde (Landlady) and Anna Minot (Jean- Policewoman).
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Reviewer: PDGazette - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - September 1, 2011
Subject: Bev rules
I'm glad I finally watched this. Beverly Garland lit up any show or movie she was ever in, including sharp-mom-of-leading-lady roles on future detective series like Scarecrow & Mrs King, and Remington Steele.

A few years after this ep of Decoy, Joanne Linville would be tearing up the scenery (as she literally does here) on One Step Beyond:

http://www.archive.org/details/OSB-67_Moment_Of_Hate

Reviewer: SQuiRMiN' VeRMiN' - 3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars - May 29, 2011
Subject: NICE BIT
SHORT SWEET

Reviewer: montana bill - 5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars - March 29, 2011
Subject: 2011 update
first tmme seeing this cop show one word great think its time for a 2011 update they could do great things with this

Reviewer: Donnageddon - 5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars - February 27, 2011
Subject: And Joanne linville in a pre Romulan Commander role
Great stuff!

Reviewer: jazzfan - 3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars - July 18, 2010
Subject: Yep, this is a good one folks.
California girl Beverly Garland plays Casey, a tough as nails NYC cop in TV's first female police show.

Reviewer: adamelijah - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - July 18, 2010
Subject: The Concept
This episode has all of the dynamics that has made Decoy a cult classic. Stunning TV Noir, featuring a respectful treatment of NYPD's policewomen.

(Updated: Sound issues fixed.)

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